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Cambodia jails another activist as crackdown widens
Published on 10/09/2020
» PHNOM PENH: A Cambodian activist has been imprisoned for five years on a charge of plotting to overthrow the government, a court said on Thursday, bringing to 17 the number of Prime Minister Hun Sen's opponents detained or convicted since late July.
24 held after fishing boat enters territorial waters
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 11/11/2020
» A coordination team has been set up to help secure the release of 24 people detained by Myanmar after their vessel illegally entered Myanmar waters last Saturday, the Thai Maritime Enforcement Command Centre's Region 3 said yesterday.
Jailed student's dad urges faster action
News, Muhammad Ayub Pathan, Published on 03/10/2019
» The father of a Thai Muslim student detained in Cairo, Egypt, on Sept 24 over suspected ties to the Islamic State (IS) group is urging Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to speed up efforts to help secure his son's release.
Chinese woman opens plane's emergency exit for some fresh air
Published on 01/10/2019
» A flight was delayed for an hour and a woman detained by police after she opened the emergency exit for "a breath of fresh air" before the flight took off in central China's Hubei province, mainland media reported.
Passenger opens plane's emergency exit for fresh air
Gary Boyle, Published on 02/10/2019
» A flight was delayed for an hour and a woman detained by police after she opened the emergency exit for "a breath of fresh air" before the flight took off in China.
Pheu Thai MP defends stateless kids
News, Published on 05/08/2023
» Lawmaker defends stateless children
China and its repression of the Uighurs
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 23/08/2018
» Two weeks ago, Prof Gay McDougall, co-chair of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, alleged that up to a million people belonging to the Uighur and other Muslim minority groups in China's northwestern province of Xinjiang have been detained in concentration camps to be "re-educated" about religion.
A better Korean option
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 06/05/2019
» South Korea is one of the most popular destinations for Thais -- both tourists and illegal workers. According to the Ministry of Labour, there are 165,854 Thais living in South Korea, 143,169 of them illegally. Such a large number of illegal workers has caused Korean immigration officers to strictly screen Thai visitors. On April 20, a Facebook user shared a post saying that only five Thai passengers from a low-cost flight could get through Seoul, while the rest were detained for deportation. On the post, many comments blamed illegal workers for causing trouble for those attempting to travel legitimately. An unlawful worker defended himself by saying others didn't have sympathy for his poverty.
Kingpins remain untouched
News, Postbag, Published on 20/05/2018
» A <i>Bangkok Post</i> report this week showed 36 foreign nationals and one Thai were detained during tourist police-led raids on 104 locations across the country in the early hours of Thursday.
Myanmar's young pro-democracy activists fill up prisons
Published on 14/06/2023
» MAE SOT: Police in Myanmar's largest city, Yangon, came for Min Thwe Thit before dawn on Feb 1, 2021. He did not know why they had come — or what was unfolding in the Southeast Asian nation.